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twisting

[twis-ting] / ˈtwɪs tɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
bending
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His son, Luis, remembers twisting on caps and attaching labels to bottles when he was 13.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

As a child, I spent so many nights playing tricks on myself, twisting the shadows from trees outside my window into the most terrifying images my mind could dream up.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

"You might think that has to be grabbing someone around the head and neck and twisting them, but it's also about lateral movement. It's something they are trying to get out of the game."

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Sat behind a fringing machine at the mill, Hyslop, 28, deftly ran a dark cashmere fabric destined for a Spanish luxury brand through its frame, twisting the ends of the cloth into fringes.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Then he looked down, to the base of the twisting, boiling plume.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone